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Wing mirrors on cars

Why do we still have wing mirrors on cars? They should be little screens powered by cameras, to reduce drag. Sports cars...
731 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
731 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

How to share a photo so youse all can see it?

Hi All, I have a lovely photo of an isolating switch single gang double pole probab ly). I want to get it off the wall,...
34 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cpvh
34 comments posted 8yrs posted by cpvh

shelf life of paint?

Hi, Trying to start the new year with a spring clean. My garage is not particularly weatherproof and I've got some old...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by reply
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

freezer repairs?

Hi, SWMBO said the freezer stopped working and would not get cold.We had the old freezer as a spare in the garage, so w...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by reply
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

Another photographic question...

Digital this time. I've discovered "tram lines" (well, a single tram line) about one pixel wide running vertically thro...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nick
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by nick

Seeing colour in a B&W film..

I have been watching an occasional old film on 81 (Talking Pictures). This morning there was a short BFI B&W kids film...
40 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
40 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Are women just sexist?

Since I put up a donate button on the Gridwatch website*, 138 people have donated Only 3 of them were women. Can someon...
67 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
67 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp

Stair Calculations; calculation check please

I'm planning a step down from a utility lobby into our garage (there is a solid fire-door at the top). I want the minim...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Massive cooker cables - how to terminate

This is more theoretical at the moment. When the kitchen is tiled, I'll be fitting a 90cm wide cooker (induction). Look...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tw_usenet
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by tw_usenet

DIY tarmac repairs

Dear All, Am contemplating repairing some tarmac along the edge of a pavement running along a border to my front garden...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cskrimshire
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by cskrimshire

Is cavity wall insulation frowned upon?

My mother-in-law recently moved house. Her old house had cavity wall insulation, which she had fitted about 5 years ago...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by alanc
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by alanc

Radiator

Radiator comes on very hot when the boiler is turned on, they goes virtually off. Tried bledding it but it still goes c...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by John
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by John

40 Kw. 3 phase Alternator much too noisy

Evening all. In my workshop I have a Lister 4 cylinder diesel, air cooled 3 phase Altern ator I think it must only have...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by georgewbell
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by georgewbell

Glass conservatory style roof on kitchen?

Our kitchen sticks out of the back of the left side of the house and is quite small. As was our neighbour's. outside __...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr